Top of the class: the IFLR awards 2002

Last month IFLR celebrated law firms' achievements of 2001 when it hosted its annual awards ceremonies in London and Hong Kong. Among the top honours, Linklaters & Alliance was crowned European capital markets law firm of the year while Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer won international law firm for Asia. Ben Maiden and Nick Ferguson present the winners of this year's awards and look at how, with the capital markets struggling to keep up the pace of the boom years, firms have found exciting new ways to serve clients